EDC 102H F12 2012-09-10

Goal: Discuss Intro to Hope in the Unseen; Academic Autobiography Project

Today's Agenda

• While you're getting settled: What is happening in Chicago? Twitter trend: #CTU
• Class Discussion:
  • What are your reflections on the essay we discussed on Friday?
  • When we say that poverty plays a role in education, what do we mean based on Suskind's account?
  • What roles can school (and teachers) play in these settings?
• Overview: Academic Autobiography Project
• What are the overall goals of the Academic Autobiography Project?
  Project Requirements

Homework

• Read Hope in the Unseen, pp. 44-76
• Write a 2-3 page description of an area of personal expertise. Please post your essay in the appropriate URITK page.